Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-24
, guest at the residence of her parent.

he n guest ct the residence Of her parents
nm Main street, this week.
Misses Carrie Vance and Anna Policy
,etnrned. Wednesday, from q. visit to
friends in Maiden, w. Va.
Rev. King, of the NJ. E. church, is visit
;ny his home near Sistersville.
Mr. Frank Criswell, of M~oundsville,
was in town yesterday.
The Princess was welcomed on her re.
turn to her trade yesterday.
A wedding ola popular couple Of Upper
ward. is booked for Thursday next.
Mr.. Henry Renhoff returned, Friday,
from q trip to Pittsburg.
Miss Bell Yancy, q genial young lady,
of Wheeling, was the guest of friends here
last week.
Our efficient Road Commissioner, ]. d.
PeilIey. will commence macadamiZing
the lower section of the road, Monday.
The Eclipse, the recently organized Ben
GOOD base ball club, came of victorious in
a yame played with the Eighth ward club,
yesterday afternoon; the score stood y 10 8.
A number OF Wheeling citizens are So
;onrnipp at the first-class summer boarding
house kept by Mr.. John X. johnson, in
the residence of the late Shepherd Me-
! Mechen, a short distance below the june
tiou. Also o number of well known society
ladies are quartered there for the summer.
Tbis is q most pleasant resort during the
heated term, particularly 20 for those who
cannot get far away, from Wheeling.
Mrs. w. Bursee is visiting friends in
Brilliant, U.
Miss Rosella Lindsey has returned from
a visit to Maiden, w. Va.
Mr.. John Brown, q Young gentle
man OF Wheeling, was in town Thurs.
day.
MYERS were married at the Lutheran
Church by Rev. C. HOltz, last Thursday.
The friends of MH. Catherine kilgore
are pleased that she will receive q pension.
Her son lost his life. in the late war.
Deputy Marshal Thomas Smith has re-
turned from his rustication.
A number Of small children throughout
town are sick.
Little Miss Eva Edwards has returned
from a visit to Martins Ferry.
Miss Sarah Allen has returned from a
trip to Pittsburg, Pa.
Misses Viola Lindsey and Nellie Turner
will 20 to the country this week.
The Miss Mccullough, of Wheeling,
are registered at Johnson's Summer Hotel
in the suburbs.
A boy named Nicholas Truax, while
p~laying al ong the Il. & o. railroad track,
near the Junction, Friday, found An I'M
exploded torpedo, which he played with
for some time. Forcing II partly open,
he held il in his left hand while he APP
piled a lighted stick. The torpedo cN'
plodcd. iniuring three of his fingers 81
badly that ampuia:iOn was necessary.
The Cheat Mountain Hunting md Fish
ing Club, which left here several weeks
since, report excellent sport and a good
time in general ut their camp, on Cheat
river, scvcuty.tive miles from its mouth.
They are located on Squire Millrr's estate.
The boys succeeded in bagging II let al
game, but are more inclined 10 the pursuit
of Isaac Walton, and ON last Friday caught
l25 pounds OF fish, salmon, bass aud trout.
The bass caught have an average weight
of three pounds. Some Of the boys ca
curted over To Wolf stream for trout, but
did not catch any owing. they say, 10 the
screams of Il panther, which struck terror
TO their hearts and gave speed to their re-
treat. Wild turkeys are numerous, but
not in season. The boys succeeded IN
catching one salmon weighing twenty
four pouuds and six ounces. The colored
man reports snakes numerous. The even
ing amusements ARE music by Peabody x
Taylor's string band, songs, dances and
comic operas. They state that their great
est inconvenience is the distance from the
station to the camp. Drinking waller is
scarce from the long drought in that local
ity. They expect to remain some weeks
longer. The following gentlemen rom
pose the club: Messrs. j. i. Taylor, j.
Dolan, W.. gursee, II. w. Peabody, w.
McCabe, l.. Burr, s. Bell, Chas. Delairia,
W. Kelly, and the cook.